2012 African Women's Championship

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2012 African Women's Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
Dates28 October – 11 November 2012
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Equatorial Guinea (2nd title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Genoveva Añonma
(6 goals)
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The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.[1]

Qualification[]

Main article: 2012 African Women's Championship qualification

A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs. The ten winners joined the four semifinalists of the 2010 Women's African Football Championship in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[2]

Qualified teams

Squads[]

Main article: 2012 African Women's Championship squads

Group stage[]

The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals. Equatorial Guinea was put in Group A as hosts, while Nigeria as winners of 2010 edition was put into Group B. The draw was held on 17 July 2012.[3]

If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:[4]

  1. Points in head to head matches between tied teams
  2. Goal difference in head to head matches between tied teams
  3. Goals scored in head to head matches between tied teams
  4. Goal difference in all group matches
  5. Goals scored in all group matches
  6. Fair play conduct
  7. Drawing of lots

All times are WAT (UTC+1)

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Equatorial Guinea 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 DR Congo 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
 Senegal 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 South Africa
Chinasa Goal 33' Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Senegal 0–1 DR Congo
Report Nona Goal 74' (pen.)
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Amegee Aissatta (Togo)
South Africa 1–0 Senegal
Mgcoyi Goal 70' Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Equatorial Guinea 6–0 DR Congo
Añonma Goal 25', 66', 73'
Bwadi Goal 39' (o.g.)
Chinasa Goal 63'
Jade Goal 86'		 Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Christine Ziga (Ghana)
Equatorial Guinea 5–0 Senegal
Jade Goal 5', 14'
Tiga Goal 15'
Jumária Goal 47'
Añonma Goal 72'		 Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
South Africa 4–1 DR Congo
Smeda Goal 3'
Mgcoyi Goal 10', 48', 57'		 Report Tuzolana Goal 88'
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon
Ohadugha Goal 45+1'
Nkwocha Goal 86'		 Report Manie Goal 52' (pen.)
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Ivory Coast 5–0 Ethiopia
Nrehy Goal 1', 9', 68'
Gnago Goal 51'
N'Guessan Goal 53'		 Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Cameroon 4–1 Ivory Coast
Iven Goal 11', 25'
Onguene Goal 62'
Zouga Goal 88'		 Report Nahi Goal 18'
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Ethiopia 0–3 Nigeria
Report Sunday Goal 26'
Mbachu Goal 64'
Nkwocha Goal 66'
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Nigeria 3–1 Ivory Coast
Chukwudi Goal 9'
Ebere Goal 39'
Mbachu Goal 75'		 Report Nrehy Goal 82'
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata

Knockout Stages[]

Knockout Map[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 November 2012
 
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
11 November 2012
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Equatorial Guinea4
 
7 November 2012
 
 South Africa0
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place
 
 
11 November 2012
 
 
 Cameroon1
 
 
 Nigeria0

All times are WAT (UTC+1)

Semifinals[]

Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Cameroon
Chinasa Goal 7'
Añonma Goal 40'		 Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Nigeria 0–1 South Africa
Report van Wyk Goal 23'
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata

Third place play-off[]

Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria
Enganamouit Goal 31' Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Final[]

Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Africa
Chinasa Goal 43', 72'
Tiga Goal 66'
Añonma Goal 70'		 Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 20 000

Goalscorers[]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References and notes[]

  1. ^ "Women's round-up: January 2012". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "FIXTURES VIIITH AFRICAN WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP-2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ "8th African Women Championship final draw completed in Cairo". CAF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Regulations". CAF. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

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